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Re:Professional astronomers are calculating the cost of the ... by avmich on Sunday May 26, 2019 @12:56PM (#20015885)
Can we make satellites with materials which don't emit or reflect in frequencies which pass the atmosphere? So those satellites won't send energy which would reach ground-based observers?
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Re:Professional astronomers are calculating the cost of the ... by watersb on Sunday May 26, 2019 @02:41PM (#20016619)
Radio astronomy relies upon internationally-recognized protection from transmission on certain frequencies. Even when satellites comply with these restrictions, these things have gotten so powerful they often overwhelm the telescopes.
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